diff --git a/api/hyperv-winrm/vm_switch.go b/api/hyperv-winrm/vm_switch.go
index 69fd979..40a6dc6 100644
--- a/api/hyperv-winrm/vm_switch.go
+++ b/api/hyperv-winrm/vm_switch.go
@@ -177,22 +177,29 @@ func (c *ClientConfig) GetVMSwitch(ctx context.Context, name string) (result api
 }
 
 type updateVMSwitchArgs struct {
+	OldName      string
 	VmSwitchJson string
 }
 
 var updateVMSwitchTemplate = template.Must(template.New("UpdateVMSwitch").Parse(`
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 Import-Module Hyper-V
+$oldName = '{{.OldName}}'
 $vmSwitch = '{{.VmSwitchJson}}' | ConvertFrom-Json
 $minimumBandwidthMode = [Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VMSwitchBandwidthMode]$vmSwitch.BandwidthReservationMode
 $switchType = [Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VMSwitchType]$vmSwitch.SwitchType
 $NetAdapterNames = @($vmSwitch.NetAdapterNames)
+
 #when EnablePacketDirect=true it seems to throw an exception if EnableIov=true or EnableEmbeddedTeaming=true
 
-$switchObject = Get-VMSwitch -Name "$($vmSwitch.Name)*" | ?{$_.Name -eq $vmSwitch.Name}
+$switchObject = Get-VMSwitch -Name "$($oldName)*" | ?{$_.Name -eq $oldName}
 
 if (!$switchObject){
-	throw "Switch does not exist - $($vmSwitch.Name)"
+	throw "Switch does not exist - $($oldName)"
+}
+
+if ($oldName -ne $vmSwitch.Name) {
+	Rename-VMSwitch -Name $oldName -NewName $vmSwitch.Name
 }
 
 $SetVmSwitchArgs = @{}
@@ -233,6 +240,7 @@ Set-VMSwitch @SetVmSwitchArgs
 
 func (c *ClientConfig) UpdateVMSwitch(
 	ctx context.Context,
+	oldName string,
 	name string,
 	notes string,
 	allowManagementOS bool,
@@ -270,6 +278,7 @@ func (c *ClientConfig) UpdateVMSwitch(
 	}
 
 	err = c.WinRmClient.RunFireAndForgetScript(ctx, updateVMSwitchTemplate, updateVMSwitchArgs{
+		OldName:      oldName,
 		VmSwitchJson: string(vmSwitchJson),
 	})
 
diff --git a/api/vm_switch.go b/api/vm_switch.go
index 6303d86..ada356f 100644
--- a/api/vm_switch.go
+++ b/api/vm_switch.go
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ type HypervVmSwitchClient interface {
 	GetVMSwitch(ctx context.Context, name string) (result VmSwitch, err error)
 	UpdateVMSwitch(
 		ctx context.Context,
+		oldName string,
 		name string,
 		notes string,
 		allowManagementOS bool,
diff --git a/internal/provider/resource_hyperv_network_switch.go b/internal/provider/resource_hyperv_network_switch.go
index 3fa9f23..48b6f84 100644
--- a/internal/provider/resource_hyperv_network_switch.go
+++ b/internal/provider/resource_hyperv_network_switch.go
@@ -373,7 +373,9 @@ func resourceHyperVNetworkSwitchUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDa
 	log.Printf("[INFO][hyperv][update] updating hyperv switch: %#v", d)
 	c := meta.(api.Client)
 
-	switchName := d.Id()
+	id := d.Id()
+	newName := d.Get("name").(string)
+
 	notes := (d.Get("notes")).(string)
 	allowManagementOS := (d.Get("allow_management_os")).(bool)
 	// embeddedTeamingEnabled := (d.Get("enable_embedded_teaming")).(bool)
@@ -444,12 +446,14 @@ func resourceHyperVNetworkSwitchUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDa
 		return diag.Errorf("[ERROR][hyperv][update] defaultQueueVmmqQueuePairs must be greater then 0")
 	}
 
-	err := c.UpdateVMSwitch(ctx, switchName, notes, allowManagementOS, switchType, netAdapterNames, defaultFlowMinimumBandwidthAbsolute, defaultFlowMinimumBandwidthWeight, defaultQueueVmmqEnabled, defaultQueueVmmqQueuePairs, defaultQueueVrssEnabled)
+	err := c.UpdateVMSwitch(ctx, id, newName, notes, allowManagementOS, switchType, netAdapterNames, defaultFlowMinimumBandwidthAbsolute, defaultFlowMinimumBandwidthWeight, defaultQueueVmmqEnabled, defaultQueueVmmqQueuePairs, defaultQueueVrssEnabled)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
 	}
 
+	d.SetId(newName)
+
 	log.Printf("[INFO][hyperv][update] updated hyperv switch: %#v", d)
 
 	return resourceHyperVNetworkSwitchRead(ctx, d, meta)